This paper intends to further understanding of catastrophic events by reviewing the economic literature on their effects as well as potential means of dealing with the corresponding risks and uncertainties. Since 2000, the world has seen a number of catastrophes including terrorist attacks in...

This paper estimates size and impact factors of the gender pay gap in Europe. It adds to the literature in three aspects. First, we update existing figures on the gender pay gaps in the EU based on the Structure of Earnings Survey 2010 (SES). Second, we enrich the literature by undertaking...

Seit der Wiedervereinigung ist die Debatte über regionale Ungleichheit in der Bundesrepublik wesentlich durch einen West-Ost-Gegensatz geprägt. In der Tat lässt sich trotz partieller Konvergenz bis heute bei den meisten regionalwirtschaftlichen Merkmalen eine klare Trennlinie zwischen west-...

Mobilität gilt nicht umsonst als das Zauberwort der Stunde. In dem Maße, wie sich sämtliche unserer Lebensbereiche immer stärker vernetzen, steigt auch der individuelle Bedarf an Verkehrsdienstleistungen. Zeitgleiche Trends wie Urbanisierung und der fortschreitende demografische Wandel in...

This paper intends to further understanding of catastrophic events by reviewing the economic literature on their effects as well as potential means of dealing with the corresponding risks and uncertainties. Since 2000, the world has seen a number of catastrophes including terrorist attacks in...

This paper sets out to investigate the changing patterns of electricity intensity in European manufacturing for the time span 2000-2011. While GVA in Manufacturing has grown and electricity use has declined, it is not clear that this decrease in intensity is directly associated with improvements...

This study analyzes the economic consequences of power rationing at the level of German counties. Based on a common production function approach, it estimates the costs of power outages for firms and households in all counties and uses these estimates to derive hypothetical rationing plans for...